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Javascript API - group membership

stebans — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 08:35:34 GMT

Hi, I would like to make a user member of a group depending on information extracted from ldap.I use Alfresco 2.0 CE and I think the people API doesn't (yet?) support a setMember method, nor a createGroup method. Or this could maybe be accomplished through the Node API?If not, what best alternative

Re: Javascript API - group membership

kevinr — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:50:39 GMT

The good news is that Create Group and Add User/Group to a Group has been added to the JavaScript API for Alfresco 2.1.

For 2.0 now, you would need to create a java class that performs the service calls you need and configure that in as a custom javascript object using Spring:
http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/JavaScript_API#Adding_custom_Script_APIs
You can then call that object from javascript until you upgrade to 2.1. You can get the code out from our public SVN if you want to see how the API has been expanded on the People object in JavaScript for 2.1 - then you can make your custom object very similar so the transition is easy for you when 2.1 comes out.

Hope this helps,

Kevin

Re: Javascript API - group membership

stebans — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 14:29:34 GMT

Thanks a lot for your answer.
StÃ©phane

Re: Javascript API - group membership

stebans — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:29:55 GMT

Hi,

In Javascript API of Alfresco-dev 11-June-2007, I have seen the extension of the people API with createGroup(groupName) method. But I haven't found how to add a person to a group… Is it not implemented yet (or hidden somewhere else :wink: )?

Thanks
StÃ©phane

PS. Where to put/check issues/remarks about nightly builds releases? in Jira or it does pollute Jira repository?

Re: Javascript API - group membership

kevinr — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:53:18 GMT

The API you want is: people.addAuthority(groupNode, authorityNode)
It can be used to add a person or a group to an existing group. Note that you will need to retrieve the authority (i.e. person) with the people.getPerson(username) or people.getGroup(groupname) first.

Thanks,

Kevin

Re: Javascript API - group membership

stebans — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:55:31 GMT